This may take a few minutes if this is your first time installing this memory stick on your mac.
Save to memory stick on mac.
To format a drive on a mac you ll need the built in disk utility application.
This not only applies to editing home movies and creating personal webpages but also includes basic functions like backing up files and documents.
Mac computers are known for their user friendly operating system and easy to access features.
Select usb in the sidebar then select a usb bus on the.
A bootable installer doesn t download macos from the internet but it does require the internet to get information specific to your mac model such as firmware updates.
If your memory stick s icon doesn t show up open your finder and look for the memory stick s name in the left hand side of the window.
Again formatting a drive will erase it completely so make sure you have everything backed up that you want to keep.
Save open documents or software to your memory stick by clicking the usb icon and clicking save you can also click and drag an open document or program to the usb icon and selecting.
How to back up photos on a mac using a flash drive.
Check the system information app for more details including about usb devices connected to usb ports on your mac.
Choose apple menu about this mac click support then click specifications.
Wait for the memory stick s icon to appear on your desktop.
How to format a drive on a mac.
It should be under the devices tab.
If you need to connect to a wi fi network use the wi fi menu in the menu bar.
Doing so will cause the file to download directly onto your flash drive.
To copy files to the usb.
On a mac you may click choose instead of save.
If you want to use a different file system on your usb drive you ll need to format it.
To copy files from the usb memory stick select your files and drag them to your desktop or for better organization a folder in windows explorer or finder on mac.